2018 Shanghai Masters

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Shanghai Masters
Tournament information
Dates10–16 September 2018 (2018-09-10 2018-09-16)
VenueRegal International East Asia Hotel
City Shanghai
Country China
Organisation WPBSA
Format Non-ranking event
Total prize fund £725,000
Winner's share£200,000
Highest break Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan (140)
Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham (140)
Final
Champion Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan
Runner-up Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins
Score11–9
2017
2019

The 2018 Shanghai Masters was a professional snooker tournament that took place in Shanghai, China from 10 to 16 September. It was a 24-man non-ranking invitation event, unlike previous editions of the Shanghai Masters which were ranking events. [1]

Contents

Ronnie O'Sullivan successfully defended the title by beating Barry Hawkins 11–9 in the final. [2] With this win O'Sullivan became the first player to surpass £10 million in career prize money.

Field

The 24 players were the top-16 in the world rankings after the 2018 World Open, the next four players, outside the top-16 in the world rankings, of Chinese origin, two players from the CBSA under-21 rankings and two from China's Amateur Masters series. The Amateur Masters was won by Pu Qingsong with Guo Hua the runner-up. The two players from the CBSA under-21 rankings were Chang Bingyu and Fan Zhengyi. [3]

Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was the number 1 seed with World Champion Mark Williams seeded 2. The top 8 seeds received byes into the second round.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money is shown below:

Main draw

Round 1
Best of 11 frames
Round 2
Best of 11 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 19 frames
Final
Best of 21 frames
1 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 610 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 3
1 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guo Hua 1
12 Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 2
8 Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy [4] w/d
12 Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 612 Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham w/o
1 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 10
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan Zhengyi 0
9 Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson 6
5 Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 2
9 Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson 69 Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson 6
9 Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson 6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenbo 3
15 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 5
4 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
15 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 615 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 6
1 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chang Bingyu 2
7 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 9
3 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 6
13 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Luca Brecel 4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Yuelong 5
3 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Yuelong 6
6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 6
6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 6
11 Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 611 Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 3
6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 9
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiao Guodong 4
7 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 10
7 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 6
14 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 614 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 3
7 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Pu QingSong4
2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 4
2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 6
16 Flag of Scotland.svg Anthony McGill 616 Flag of Scotland.svg Anthony McGill 3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Bingtao 2

Final

Final: Best of 21 frames. Referee: Zheng Weili.
Regal International East Asia Hotel, Shanghai, China, 16 September 2018.
Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)
Flag of England.svg  England
11–9 Barry Hawkins (7)
Flag of England.svg  England
Afternoon: 1–125 (125), 23–66, 85–5 (85), 0–97 (55), 101–0 (93), 89–35 (66), 0–132 (132), 33–61, 93–29 (68), 5–63 (63)
Evening:73–0, 134–1 (64, 61), 56–3 (56), 113–0 (113), 26–97 (83), 83–24 (83), 63–14, 14–57, 0–90 (74), 122–0 (122)
122Highest break132
2Century breaks2
1050+ breaks6

Century breaks

Total: 37 [5]

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